Psychotropic Medications and QTc Parameters in a Nigerian Cohort
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QTc prolongation, torsades de pointes, and psychotropic medications.
BACKGROUND Prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval is a key issue for patients who receive psychotropic medications. Such patients may have baseline clinical risk factors for QTc prolongation, and many psychotropic medications may further prolong this interval. This has great clinical relevance, as QTc prolongation is linked with dangerous arrhythmias, especially torsades de pointes (Td...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2231-0614
DOI: 10.9734/bjmmr/2012/1264